Press guiding gib



Filed Oct. 22, 1946 5 Sheets-Sheet l Fly. 1.

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Jan. 1, 1952 a. JAPIKSE PRESS GUIDING 'GIB Filed Oct. 22, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 :mwwgi W m 2s za. 29

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Patented Jan. 1, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE P-RESS- GUIDING: GIB.

Bertrand .I'apikse, Reifiton, Pa. ApplicationOctoberZZ, 1946; Serial No. 704,854.

6 Cl ms l 'Ijhis; invention relates; to,v a press. and more. particularl to a guiding arrangementior main. taining a platen of the press in a definite and:

fixed. path during reciprocating movements;

hereof...

An object of the invention isthe provision, in. a. press, ofimprovement in guiding means so that. during and upon themaking of. adjustrments at, or. in the. guiding means, full surface: bearing relationships. will be positively established; between. relatively movable parts.

Another objectaof.- the invention isthe provision, in a press, of: an improved; guiding means which will circumvent. the; turning of a platen thereof; about its vertical axis.

- The above and numerous other obj ectswill be.-.. come apparent. from the succeeding description whichis to be considered together with the ac-.. companying drawings; the latter of which i11us.-.. irate merely an. exemplincation of the invention and isnot. to. be considered. as. a limitation.

Reference, generally, now made to thedrawingswherein:

Figure l isa. generalarrangement, more or less. in outline,. of a. press-embodying the. present invention.

- Figure 2 is. a schematic; horizontal sectional vievetakenalong the lines. 2. -2-. of Figure l, look ing: in the direction of the. arrows. Figure .3 is an enlarged horizontal sectional? view showing in. detail the structure. within the. circle in Figur-ez and marked A.

Figured is: an enlarged horizontal sectional view showing in detail the structure. within. the circle in FigureZ and marked B.

Figurefi is. a front elevational view of the str-uce turre -shown. inv Figure 4 and is taken along lines. 5.-.-5= of Figure 4; looking in the direction of the. arrows. 1

Figure 6' is a. front elevaticnal view of the struc--. tureshown in Figure 3 and is taken-along. the lines 6 -6 of Figure 3 looking in the direction of: the arrows.

' Referring now in detail to the drawings, where in-like reference characters indicate like parts, the numeral l is employed to designate a press having as components thereof features of the present invention. Considered generally, the press. illustrated as ne of the. hydraulic ne comprises a base 2- a ing upstand ng: rom he r spec en s. hereof spaced housings a which support a head 4. Movable vertically by means or. amain ram. 5 is a p aten 6..

..'J ;he presentv invention concerned solely with guiding, the platen along a definite and-fixed or prede ermined p th uring; its r o pr o t ne-Qrf ce a ne. whic a o t a s ran o mo e no in gain y u h exercis o s i lunless he ompon n s a ryin t sur ac re arran ed. in. such. a. ann r th after the, ess has kit he ma ui o ur and. on int s r ice. roper and. accu a d ustmen s. may e m d y e on o o ls ledin ihemain o anos-Q su h aoh e y- A i i t be no ed be pr eeding ith he deta led d scri ti n; of; he n n n that he. comii eeei arr ng the. idi g sur a sh u be arra ed n 911. ma in r seas oi su e a s ding-fit o h guid n surfaces and also t a e ed u din su tapes. b at l timesiuxtapos t o e a ross eirwd hs it h n oi. th m b n so. r d. as to be. ans la di s d to one a othor- A r la ti nshi o he han pu ly parall betw en r ate u d n sur ac not only i l cause. a. line as oppose o a rfa e ontac b tween. such; su aces hus so n. nde in uch s rfaces nad uate o the urp n nded but also t ill. possibleo t rn. t e platen abou er ica a s, w er s s h l o rende t e entire press incapa e of, nerio m he work. with the de ee of accu acy for which. it as one? n lly de i ned...

In order to incorporate. n. he pre s. al oi the eoodfeatu es h re nabove set fo h and eliminat s l f. the undes rabl feature al o. et rth. above e ch u in h s at n inner corner there: ofa basic alignment face 8 which extendsver-y tically and longitudinally of the press and. is carefully and accurately machined'because this face on each housing forms the basic plane to which all other surfaces hereinafter referred to, are relative. Suitably mounted upon ea h basic alignment face is a liner 9 primarily designed ofa predetermined thickness of bronze preferably to function as a replaceable wear plate. Each housing also carries an inward facing face I!!! which need not necessarilybe machined to a'great degree of accuracy other than it is important that this face ID present an accurate and true plane face extending vertically and transversely of the. press. This latter face Ill is substantially a. continuation of its related basic face and is disposed desir b y a nine de ree or a a. true ri ht angle thereto. The face I0; is further provided with a removably secured, vertically extending inwardly facing Wear plate H preier-ably formed of bronzefor purposes which are apparent.

Outstanding from the platen at a predeter mined portion spaced outwardly of the press from a related housing is a wall, barrier, lug or abutment 12 which may or may not be formed integrally with the platen. Each wall extends vertically and is substantially parallel with a related inwardly facing face 10. Intermediate each abutment and its associated end of the platen there is provided an outwardly exposed, vertically directed face l3 desirably formed or machined true so that it is perpendicular to an adjacent face ill on the housing and its related bronze wear plate. This outwardly exposed face is desirably coextensive with a related abutment but need not necessarily be made so. Positioned between each abutment and its related housing corner is a rear shoe or guiding gib l4 having 1 an inwardly exposed face it arranged to bear 13. Main holding bolts or anchor means [6 are spaced in vertical alignment along each guiding gibto hold the latter in a predetermined or fixed position. Assisting the anchor means are a series of aligned auxiliary holding bolts I! also functioning as a means by which the related guiding gib is retained in fixed position on the platen. The main holding bolts and auxiliary holding bolts extend through suitable apertures lBa. and Ha respectively in a related guiding gib and which are desirably made greater in diameter than that necessary for the accommodation' of the occupying bolts so that while the bolts remain fixed relative to the platen the guilding gib is thus arranged preferably to be shifted in one plane only toward or away from the next or adjacent housing or the adjacent abutment for the purpose to be hereinafter made apparent. Each rear shoe is provided with a vertically extending horizontally disposed, inwardly exposed surface l8 which is machined true and smooth and is desirably disposed in a plane parallel to and at a predetermined exact distance from a companion inwardly exposed face l5. This surface 18 is so arranged and disposed to bear against and be in sliding engagement with a correspondingly disposed surface or rubbing surface 9a on a related liner 9. In other words, the surface 18 is in sliding contact with the'liner 9 when the shoe face 15 and platen face 13 are in bearing relation with one another and thus aplurality of longitudinally spaced surfaces are arranged to assist in guiding the platen along a fixed vertical path and assist in preventing the platen from shifting, wabbling or moving transversely of the press from a true vertical path.

Forming in substance a continuation of the surface l8 of each rear shoe or guiding gib is a vertically extending, transversely disposed, out-' wardly exposed surface 19 which upon certain adjustment being made is arranged to slidingly engage a contiguous liner ii to assist in preventing a longitudinal shifting action of the platen. Extending through suitably drilled vertically aligned holes 20 in each abutment are a series of, pulling or drawing set screws 2| which extend into suitably tapped openings in a related guiding gib so that any manipulation of the drawing set screws will move the affected guiding gib toward the companion abutment. Each guiding gib or rear shoe is also provided with a'plurality of pushing set screws 22 with desirably a pair spaced about or in vertical alignment with eachdrawing set screw. The heads 23 of the intimately against a companion or coplanar face 4 pushing set screws are arranged in abutting relation with a companion abutment so that, the pulling set screws permitting, a proper manipulation of the pushing set screws will result in a related rear guiding gib being urged toward an associated housing.

A mechanic unskilled in the art of properly adjusting a press may easily adjust a rear side of a press embodying that portion of the invention hereinabove described by simply letting up on the main and'auxiliar holding bolts 16 and I1. This being done the pushing set screws or pulling set screws are then manipulated so that the distance between a butt of one rear guiding gib and its related barrier indicated by the character X is equal to the distance between a butt of the other rear guiding gib and its companion barrier indicated by the character W (see Figure 2). When these distances are equal and the surfaces iii are in sliding contact with their liners, the main and auxiliary holding bolts are tightened to lock the rear guiding gibsin their thus set locations. The pulling set screws are then properly tightened to relieve the holding bolts of any sheer stresses to which they might be subjected in service.

Referring now to what might properly be considered as the front of the press each front inner corner of each housing is provided with a diag+- Outstanding from the platen in a direction opposed to the direction of the abutments 12 but preferably in transverse alignment therewith are a pair of longitudinally spaced, vertically extend-- ing shoulders, partitions or abutments 2E. The shoulders may be made or formed integral with the platen or, if desired, may be made asseparate components and firmly secured to the platen. Interposed between each shoulder and its adjacent inclined surface is an outwardly exposed vertically extending face 2! which isdesirably machined or formed true and smooth and parallel with the face 13. Arranged in intimate contact with and surface bearing relation with each face 21 is a front shoe or guiding gib 28 held in a predetermined or fixed position on the platen by means of main tie bolts 29 arranged in. vertical alignment intermediate the transverse limitsof a related guiding gib. Spaced from the main tie bolts toward an associated shoulder is a. series of aligned auxiliary tie bolts 30 which assist in maintaining a gib in a fixed position against stresses to which it will be subjected in service.

The main and auxiliary tie bolts extend through.

suitable apertures 29a and 30a respectively which are of greater diameter than the related. tie

bolts so as to incorporate in the structure adegree of adjustability which will be brought out morev clearly hereinafter. Each front guiding gib is provided with an inclined somewhat inwardly exliner 25. Spaced at predetermined intervals and vertically along each shoulder is a series of draw ing screws 32 which extend freely through the related shoulder and are in threaded engagement screw 33 in threaded engagement with the front shoe and having-a-head fld bearing'against a related shoulder. With the rear guiding gibs-adjusted as previously set forth the tie bolts are loosenedand the screwsiz' and 33 are manipulated sothatthe distance between the butts ofthe front; guiding Ribs n Shoulders e a ,asind t vth h r t sri n -i Th n ra nee ia nl equalize the dimensions Y and"Z and observe that the front guiding gib inclined surfaces 3| are in intimate contact with the brushing liner surfaces 25a and further observing that the rear shoe surface 18 is in sliding contact with a related liner rubbing surface Be. It will be here noted that a proper manipulation of the screws 32 and 33 will not only cause the platen to be centered properly between the housings longitudinally of the press but will also cause the platen to be centered properly transversely of the press. Having accomplished the above settings the main and auxiliary bolts are tightened and so far as the proper positioning of the platen is concerned the press is ready to be operated with assurance that the platen will move only along a true predetermined vertical axis.

From the above it will be noted that various changes and alterations may be made to the illustrated and described specie of the invention without departing from the spirit of the invention and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a press having a housing member and a platen member arranged to move relative thereto, the combination of, guiding surfaces disposed normal to one another carried by said housing at one corner thereof, a guiding gib mounted on said platen member, said guiding gib having surfaces normal to one another and each arranged to contact one of said housing guiding surfaces, adjustable means for shifting said gib in one plane only relative to said platen and moving one of said gib surfaces toward and away from the contacting of said housing guiding surfaces, a single guiding surface carried by said housing at another corner thereof, said single surface being disposed diagonally to said normally disposed surfaces, a second guiding gib mounted on said platen member opposite from said first named guiding gib, a surface carried by said second guiding gib being arranged to contact said diagonally disposed surface, and adjustable means for shifting said second gib in one plane only relative to said platen and moving said surface of said second gib and said other surface of said first gib toward and away from the contacting of said housing guiding surfaces.

2. In a press having a housing member and a platen member arranged to move vertically relative to said housing member, the combination of,

guiding surfaces disposed normal to one another 61' to said normallmdisposed surfaces. anda-seeend. ui in ib a tab y unt d n another-.01.: said members and having. a surfacecomplemental, to a d e ga in sai on di posed i -a e;

, surface, said secondguiding;gibbeingadiustabla in;, one' plane only relativeto-said another. o f, sai i members for moving; said complemental surface;

toward, and awayfrom said single; surface; and: theretnrough another. of saidsurfacesof. said guiding; gib toward and away from saidcontacta; ine-ofsaid firstgui ina urfac e In a press having a housing;.,and ilii i i arranged to moveverticallif l itive t0; S id.- h q s ing transversely;spaced-parallel faces on said platen, normally disposed surfaces at one corner of said housing, a diagonal surface at another corner of said housing, a pair of transversely spaced guiding gibs mounted on said platen and having faces in intimate contact with said spaced parallel faces, surfaces disposed normal to one another carried by one of said guiding gibs and being in sliding relation with said housing normally disposed surfaces, a diagonal surface carried by the other of said guiding gibs and being in sliding contact with said housing diagonal sur face, and adjustable means for shifting each of said gibs relative to said platen and moving each of said gib surfaces toward and away from the contacting of said housing surfaces.

4. In a press having a housing and a platen arranged to move vertically relative to said housing, transversely spaced parallel faces on said platen, normally disposed surfaces at one corner of said housing, a diagonal surface at another corner of said housing disposed at an angle to said normally disposed surfaces, a pair of transversely spaced guiding gibs, faces on said guiding gibs in bearing relation with said platen parallel faces, one of said guiding gibs having surfaces arranged to slidingly engage said normally disposed surfaces, and another of said guiding gibs having a surface arranged to slidingly engage said diagonal surface, and adjustable means for shifting each of said gibs relative to said platen and moving each of said gib surfaces relative to the engaging surfaces of said housing.

5. In a press having a housing and a platen arranged to move vertically relative to said housing, transversely spaced vertically extending fixed faces on said platen, surfaces disposed at right angles to one another at one corner of said housing, a diagonal surface at another corner of said housing and being disposed at an angle to said right angle surfaces, a pair of transversely spaced guiding gibs mounted on said platen, said guiding gibs having faces in intimate contact with said platen faces, one of said guiding gibs having surfaces disposed at right angles to one another each confronting and arranged to slide along one of said right angle surfaces of said housing, and another of said guiding gibs having a diagonal surface confronting and arranged to slide along said housing diagonal surface, and adjusting means for shifting each of said gibs relative to said platen only in the direction horizontally of said vertically extending fixed faces and moving each of said gib surfaces toward and away from the confronting of said housing surfaces.

6. In a press having a housing and a platen arranged to move vertically relative to said housing, transversely spaced vertically extending fixed faces on said platen, means outstanding from said platen perpendicular to said fixed faces, surfaces disposed at right angles to one another at one corner of said housing, a single surface at an- 7 other corner of said housing and being disposed at an angle to said right angle surfaces, a pair of transversely spaced guiding gibs mounted on said platen, adjusting means associated with said outstanding means and guiding gibs for moving said guiding gibs toward or away from said outstanding means, said guiding gibs being held firmly against said platen faces, one of said guiding gibs having surfaces disposed at right angles to one another and arranged to slide along said housing right angle surfaces, and another of said guiding gibs having a diagonal surface and arranged to slide along said housing single surface.

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